Student injured in execution of warrant

A Grand Valley State University student is in serious condition after being shot by an Ottawa County Sheriff's deputy Wednesday night.

The shooting occurred while officers were trying to execute a search warrant in a narcotics investigation at his off-campus apartment.
 
Officers were entering the apartment at Campus View Apartments near the Allendale Campus at about 9 p.m., March 11 when the officer fired one shot that hit the student in the chest.
 
Police said at a news conference this morning that the deputy was assigned to a local police drug team. Police reported that the student was not armed. 
 
The news conference was held by Lt. Cameron Henke, a section commander for the West Michigan Enforcement Team and Ottawa County Undersheriff Greg Steigenga.
 
Henke did not reveal the name of the officer or the student. The officer, who has 12 years of law enforcement experience and a good record, is on paid leave while police investigate.
 
There were five officers from the narcotics investigation team at the scene according to Henke and Steigenga.